Aaron Kapin
Pronouns: he/him
INDIVIDUAL SOMATIC EXPERIENCING
$170 / 50-minute session
Aaron@selfspaceseattle.com
(206) 414-8918 ext. 26
This somatic experiencing service is not psychotherapy and is not reimbursable by insurance companies.
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING PRACTITIONER
Somatic Experiencing is a method for guiding people into a deeper relationship with their own bodies to facilitate their growing abilities and regulate their bodies’ handling of stress.
I believe that developing curiosity, awareness, and maybe even a touch of playfulness can help us enormously in growing into more resilient, adaptable, and joyful humans. I work with people who struggle with knowing what they want and feeling capable of going for it. I love working with people who want to re-learn how to feel self-connected and confident, and who are learning to set boundaries and allow themselves time to rest. I work with people experiencing anxiety and stress, and who often feel thrown off balance.
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, which means that I practice an approach to healing and growing which focuses on the experience of the body and the emotions. SE allows us to pay attention to our own experience of life in a new way, finding a safe place inside from which to learn about ourselves and how we want to relate to the world around us. We can allow parts of ourselves to express in ways that empower us, strengthen us, and bring us back to our sense of home within our own body. Somatic Experiencing is not psychotherapy, although it is a technique often used by therapists to help increase resilience to handle stress.
I see our work together almost like 'personal training for the nervous system'. Your nervous system is an amazing system designed to allow you to confront threats, escape dangerous situations, connect to loved ones, and resolve conflicts. However, through various life events, some of those abilities can become more difficult to access. As we work together, we will gradually restrengthen those abilities, once again allowing you to adeptly handle life situations with flexibility and grace.
In addition to my training and experience in Somatic Experiencing, I have nearly twenty years of experience as a massage therapist, which taught me how to help people communicate with their bodies when they aren't used to doing so. I also have a foundation in Nonviolent Communication, Neurolinguistic Programming, and Motivational Interviewing, all of which support the delicate balance of language and experience as we listen to our nonverbal selves. Our bodies–how comfortable or uncomfortable they are; how they move or don't move; how much we feel them or don't feel them–have an enormous impact on our mental and emotional well-being. As we move our bodies towards greater resilience, our mental and emotional capabilities often follow.
When not doing Somatic Experiencing, I love enjoying the nature of the Northwest, dancing to a wide variety of music, and connecting to my community. I've lived in the greater Seattle area nearly my whole life, and it holds a dear place in my heart. I look forward to meeting you and seeing how we might work best together!
INDIVIDUAL SOMATIC EXPERINCING
$170 / 50-minute session
Aaron@selfspaceseattle.com